Chapter 538: Like a Hawk

Then that girl came along and turned it all upside down. And somehow, Carl had fallen for it. She didn’t know how, but Nnenna had clearly bewitched him. Played innocent. Played clever. Cunning little thing.

So young... and yet already that manipulative?

Stephanie had been waiting for this moment ever since the referee announced the tournament lineup. From the second she saw Nnenna’s name, she knew, this was her chance. Her brother would crush that girl in the ring, and everyone would finally see.

This was justice.

Retribution.

A clean win that would fix everything.

She smiled to herself, adrenaline mixing with satisfaction. Yes. This was how you proved a point.

Carl, Somto, Arthur, they were all here. The ones who mattered. The ones who decided who belonged and who didn’t. And they would watch this play out.

She didn’t even need to raise a finger.

Nicholas would handle it for her.

After all... they were the best of the best. And she belonged with them. Not some stranger with a pretty face and mysterious talent.

She leaned forward, eyes glued to the stage, heart pounding with anticipation.

This was it.

The moment everything would fall back into place.

When Nnenna would finally be put in her place.

The referee raised his arm... and dropped it.

"Begin!"

Nnenna and Nicholas stepped forward.

They bowed.

At least, she did, halfway.

She wasn’t stupid.

She had watched Nicholas’s previous fights closely, especially the ones where his opponents had gone in respectfully... and walked out bruised before the match even properly began.

He had a trick.

A cheap one.

And just as she predicted, he used it.

Before her head was even all the way down, Nicholas lunged forward, fist slicing the air toward her midsection like a bullet.

from the

fast!" someone

two

"Is he insane?!"

SLAM

twisted at the last moment, narrowly dodging the blow and

the sudden attack sent

judges’ table lit up with

Onyedika snapped, eyes

her head. "Doesn’t even wait

sharp eyes. "Most of his opponents never

them, Arthur said

Didn’t blink.

look up

his fingers curled slightly on the edge of the table, a quiet tension that pulsed

rows behind the judges, felt

thought. Be more aggressive. Don’t hold back.

eyes flicked to Arthur

was still watching

That girl.

again, not soft, not

Stephanie’s stomach twisted.

these years, after all the effort she put

that stinking

livestream feed, comments

Omg did y’all see

Cheap shot! Ref should’ve

This is a

see that girl dodge? She read that move

crazy.

few high ranking figures in the VIP gallery, narrowed his eyes as he watched Nnenna slide back into a ready stance, eyes never leaving

impressed. "She

sitting beside him,

But he smiled faintly.

a wide smile. Not one

It was pride.

easy to miss,

Crush him.

He believed she could.

hadn’t even begun to show what she could

cheap opening move failed, the match truly

And it was brutal.

Nicholas didn’t waste time.

He charged.

was, after all, ranked second among the entire Year Three martial artists,

Nnenna?

just

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